Updated: April 26th, 2024
Great news!
On Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, Jesse Brubaker was officially called to serve as our Pastor here at Christ the Vine. We will have more details soon on when Pastor Brubaker will start and when we will have a “meet and greet” for everyone!
Praises!
May 5th Linda Borecki will be starting a series called “Drenched”. This study dives into the stories and images that tell of the roots and meaning of Lutheran Worship! This will be Sundays at 8:30 am in place of the Book of Mark Bible study. Pastor Schomburg will start the Book of Mark back up on June 9th.
(To be read aloud) Attention backpack packers coming back to pack backpacks! Our next packing day will be at 9am on Star Wars Day: May the 4th. 🙂
CTV LUTHERAN SCHOOL What a resounding success our school Spring Program was this past week. To hear Mrs. Bell’s K/1 class play the handbells, sing all four verses of Beautiful Savior, and recite every word of the Lord’s Prayer was simply brilliant. The daily mission work we are doing through the school is impactful and life changing. Preschool students sang a variety of songs they’ve learned in chapel and the puppets presented their final performance of the year. A huge thank you to our chapel team of volunteers: Richard Beals, Hoda and Bashir Rahbani, Saundra Rassi, Diane Mather and Mrs. Bell. We are thrilled to welcome Janelle Drelleshak to our teaching staff. Janelle will be teaching kindergarten in the fall and Mrs. Bell will teach a 1st/2nd grade blend. Our five preschool teachers, and teacher helper Nichole, will all return in the fall. It is very exciting to be expanding and adding staff and new families to our school. We are grateful for the opportunity to spread the word of God each and every day. If you are interested in supporting our school or a particular student, please reach out to me at sbloemer.ctv@gmail.com or find me at church or during the week! Our school’s website: www.ctvlutheranschool.org, or please share my email address sbloemer.ctv@gmail.com, or they can call the church # 503-658-5650.
CTV LUTHERAN WOMEN IN MISSIONThe next monthly meeting will be on May 14 at 10 AM at the church. Following our business meeting (including election of officers for 2024-2025 and voting on missions to be supported by the state organization of LWM) we will carpool to Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 SE 122nd Ave., Portland, OR 97236. Following our 16 acre (wheelchair accessible, $5 entry fee) tour, we will go to lunch at The Old Spaghetti Factory, 12725 SE 93rd Ave., Clackamas, OR 97015. All are welcome, including husbands! JUNE 21-22 State Convention at Living Savior in Tualatin. Lucy Leach will be our delegate. There will be No LWM meetings during June, July or August. Meetings will resume in September.
QUILTERSThe quilters will meet in the quilting room at CTV on Tuesdays starting at 10 AM until noon. We invite anyone who is interested in quilting to join the group when they can. No prior experience is necessary.
GOOD GRIEF GIRLSNext get together will be May 15th at Elmer’s Restaurant (Old 82nd Dr by Fred Meyers). Please bring photographs of your mother and grandmother to share with the group. Ride Share will meet at church at 11 am. Meet at the restaurant by 11:30 am. Contact Sue Potter (503-720-6193) if more details are needed.
FOOD OF THE MONTHThe food for the month of April is Hamburger Helper & Tuna Helper. (As of Friday 4-26-2024 we have collected 88.) – Kristina
Think about it! GITANYOW Mission Trip – July 6–14. Anyone interested in becoming a part of this unusual and meaningful endeavor, please contact Tina Schmidt at 503-367-6443 or email her at schmidttina3@gmail.com. To read about the sponsors of this ministry, look here.
MISSION AND OUTREACH
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to the Mission Auction, coming up in a few short weeks! (Saturday, May 18th at 5:30 pm) They are on sale in the Narthex following worship, and stays open throughout breakfast. Remember, a limited number of tickets are available for the dinner and oral auction so don’t delay! Each ticket provides you with a delicious meal, and a chance at one of the Raffle “Grand Prizes!” (and of course there is the famous “Wine Wall.” In fact, our planning team would welcome your contributions of bottles of wine to be made available at the dinner.) Please bring your donations to the church, or you may contact Cindy Watters at canderson5@me.com should you need someone to pick up your contribution.
We do need your help! We are still on the hunt for Silent and Live Auction Items, and would especially welcome 1) Donations for use of a Vacation Rental, 2) Tickets to Sporting or Cultural Events, and Travel Vouchers for Airline Travel. All auction proceeds go to the missions of Christ the Vine. For a list of those missions, look for the trifold brochures in the Narthex near the Wittenburg doors.
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDYPastor Schomburg and the book of Mark has 2 more Sundays (Apr. 21, 28) until a pause will occur to make way for a new series called “Drenched”. Starting May 5th the new series “Drenched,” hosted by Linda Borecki, will dive into the stories and images that tell of the roots and meaning of Lutheran worship. This series will last through June 2nd. Start time is 8:30am.
THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY “Discovery”This class meets every Thursday at 10am and is taught by Pastor Mike Kasting. Please come join the class as they continue to navigate the Book of Revelation.
DONATE USING THE WEBSITEAre you aware that you can contribue to the church using our own website? Take a look under “Offering” at the far right of the menu bar above.